Actor Ajay Devgn’s upcoming film Maidaan got a ‘final trailer’ on Tuesday, to celebrate the actor’s birthday. The new trailer gives a glimpse into the life of Indian football team coach Syed Abdul Rahim, who put the country on the football map in the 1950s and the 1960s.
Ajay plays the lead role, while Priyamani plays the role of his wife. The trailer shows Syed Abdul Rahman scouring the nation for fresh talent that could play in any position, as opposed to finding players that could fulfil dedicated roles. Along the way, Syed faces push-back from a villainous bureaucrat played by Gajraj Rao. He also sighs in boardroom meetings, when regional representatives accuse him of favouring the players of another state. “Mujhe laga tha aaj aakhir Hindustan ki baat hogi, lekin hum to ab tak Bengal aur Hyderabad mein atke hain (I thought I was here to talk about India, but we’re still stuck on Bengal and Hyderabad),” Syed says.
The trailer also gives glimpses of the football scenes, shot on a lavish scale on real fields enhanced by visual effects. The team suffers humiliation and public criticism as it forges ahead, despite road blocks around every corner. “Iss bheed se saath ki ummeed mat rakhna, aaj kaan band karke khelna (Don’t expect support from this crowd, play with your ears closed),” Syed says. Later, when one player is badly injured, he seethes, “Iska hisaab chahiye (I want vengeance).”
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The film also stars Gajraj Rao and Rudranil Ghosh in pivotal roles. The film is based on the concept of a team considered as underdogs and how they shine to the top spot with their hard work and dedication.
The film is directed by Amit Ravindernath Sharma, who had earlier praised Ajay for completely surrendering to the director’s vision.
Amit told Pinkvilla, “Syed Abdul Rahim was a very humble man, we did a lot of research, I met players, and I met Hakim sir, who is Rahimji’s son. I started to find out about his mannerisms, the way he spoke, and then I met Ajay sir again and told him I didn’t see many dialogues in the film. I even told him about giving a narration and telling him about Syed Abdul Rahim. I gave him a one-hour narration and he just told me, ‘Tell me what am I supposed to do’. He is a director’s actor and will never question them, I saw this man’s transformation from Singham Ajay Devgn to Sayed Abdul Rahim in Maidaan. Today I openly say it, nobody could have played this role other than Ajay Devgn.”
The film is produced by Boney Kapoor and set to release on Eid, April 10. Besides Maidaan, Ajay also has Auron Mein Kahan Dum Tha, Raid 2, and Singham 3 releasing this year.
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